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May 18, 2022

Le premier prix d’Art contemporain LGBT+ s’expose aux Magasins Généraux | Numéro

L’art contemporain récompense enfin les artistes LGBTQ+ avec le prix Utopi.e | C’est un grand pas pour la communauté LGBTQ+. Alors que le 17 mai avait lieu la journée internationale contre l’homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie, le premier prix LGBTQ+ d’art contemporain en Europe a vu le jour. Read More

May 9, 2022

The PaykanArtCar Will Be on Display at the Magasins Généraux for the Utopi.e Exhibition

(Washington, D.C.) — PaykanArtCar – a non-profit organization collaborating with artists to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and human rights in Iran – will be exhibiting its 1974 Paykan Hillman Hunter at the ‘Utopi.e’ exhibition in Paris. The PaykanArtCar will be on display from the 17th… Read More

May 3, 2022

PaykanArtCar Wins the 2022 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent

(Washington, D.C.) — PaykanArtCar has won the Human Rights Foundation’s 2022 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent. As one of three Havel Prize Laureates, the PaykanArtCar will be on exhibition at the Oslo Freedom Forum May 23-25. The Oslo Freedom Forum is a global gathering… Read More

April 12, 2022

PaykanArtCar Strongly Condemns Iran’s Proposed Internet Bill for its Surveillance and Censorship of LGBTQ+ People

(Washington, D.C.) — PaykanArtCar, a non-profit organization collaborating with artists to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and human rights in Iran, strongly urges the international community to call on Iran to rescind its proposed internet protection bill. The legislation will enhance state surveillance, quash freedom of expression and deprive the… Read More

March 16, 2022

Iran’s National Car Given Homoerotic Makeover to Make a Stand Against Anti-Gay Persecution | Attitude

Non-profit organisation PaykanArtCar is commissioning different artists to transform a historic 1974 Paykan Hillman Hunter to promote human rights. Read More

March 12, 2022

PaykanArtCar Exhibit In Montreal Brings Attention To Oppression Of LGBTQ Iranians | My Droll

A new art exhibit in Montreal is aiming to drive home a message of dignity and shine a light on the plight of the LGBTQ community in Iran who can still face the death penalty. … Read More

March 12, 2022

PaykanArtCar exhibit rolls into Montreal to drive home message of dignity for Iranian people | The Canadian News

A new art exhibit in Montreal is aiming to drive home a message of dignity and shine a light on the plight of the LGBTQ community in Iran who can still face the death penalty. Read More

March 12, 2022

PaykanArtCar exhibit rolls into Montreal to drive home message of dignity for Iranian people | 15minutenews.com

A new art exhibit in Montreal is aiming to drive home a message of dignity and shine a light on the plight of the LGBTQ community in Iran who can still face the death penalty. Read More

March 12, 2022

PaykanArtCar exhibit rolls into Montreal to drive home message of dignity for Iranian people | Flipboard

A new art exhibit in Montreal is aiming to drive home a message of dignity and shine a light on the plight of the LGBTQ community in Iran who can …… Read More

March 12, 2022

The Paykan ArtCar Has Arrived in Montreal | Liminul

The Paykan was the first car manufactured in Iran. Produced from 1967 to 2015, it started its life as a licensed copy of an outmoded British vehicle, the Hillman Hunter, but it nevertheless became a symbol of Iranian national pride; a vehicle priced and targeted for middle-class Iranians. Read More

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